July is packed with big sports events that music fans might catch between shows: baseball and the All-Star Game, the NBA Summer League, the British Grand Prix, the Tour de France, the NASCAR Cup, golf, and track. July 3 has its share of standout moments worth a quick read.
Historic wins and records on July 3:
– 1900: R.F. Doherty won his fourth straight Wimbledon singles title. Blanche Bingley-Hillyard won the women’s singles the same year.
– 1901: Charlotte Cooper Story took her fourth of five Wimbledon titles.
– 1905: Marvin Hart knocked out Jack Root in round 12 to claim the world heavyweight belt.
– 1909: Arthur Gore won back-to-back Wimbledons.
– 1912: Rube Marquard tied an MLB record with his 19th straight win.
– 1913: Anthony Wilding scored his fourth straight Wimbledon crown.
– 1920: Bill Tilden became the first American man to win Wimbledon.
– 1931: Max Schmeling kept the heavyweight title with a 15th-round KO.
– 1936: Fred Perry grabbed his third straight Wimbledon.
– 1948: Louise Brough began a run of three straight Wimbledon wins.
– 1951: Sam Snead won his third PGA Championship.
– 1954: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias won the U.S. Women’s Open.
– 1959: Gary Player won his first British Open of nine majors.
– 1965: Margaret Smith won her second Wimbledon title.
– 1966: Tony Cloninger hit two grand slams in one MLB game—unique in the National League.
– 1968: Luis Tiant fanned 19 batters in a 10-inning game.
– 1970: Clyde Wright threw a no-hitter for the Angels.
– 1977: Judy Rankin won the Canadian Women’s Open.
– 1982: Martina Navratilova began six straight Wimbledon titles.
– 1983: Calvin Smith set the 100m world record at 9.93.
– 1989: Peter Koech smashed the 3,000m steeplechase record at 8:05.35.
– 1994: Romania upset Argentina in the World Cup Round of 16. Simon Hobday won the U.S. Senior Open.
– 2001: The Vancouver Grizzlies were approved to move to Memphis.
– 2004: Maria Sharapova became the first Russian woman to win Wimbledon.
– 2005: Roger Federer earned his third straight men’s Wimbledon title.
– 2006: Steve Yzerman retired with 692 goals and 1,755 points.
– 2007: Switzerland won the America’s Cup in a clean, fan-friendly style.
Short, sharp highlights for fans who love live shows and big moments.
